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What is the definition of Poliomyelitis?
Poliomyelitis is a viral disease that can affect nerves and can lead to partial or full paralysis. It is caused by infection with the poliovirus which can be spread by direct person-to-person contact, by contact with infected mucus or phlegm from the nose or mouth, or by contact with infected feces. There are three basic patterns of polio infection: subclinical infections, nonparalytic, and paralytic. Symptoms vary based on the pattern of infection and can range from asymptomatic with subclinical Poliomyelitis to partial or full paralysis. Since the development of the polio vaccine, the incidence of the disease has been greatly reduced.
What are the alternative names for Poliomyelitis?
  • Poliomyelitis
  • Infantile paralysis
  • Polio
Who are the top Poliomyelitis Local Doctors?
Dr. Chris T. O'donnell
Geriatrics | Internal Medicine
Dr. Chris T. O'donnell
Geriatrics | Internal Medicine
1099 Ohio River Blvd, 
Sewickley, PA 
 (54.6 mi)
412-741-7440
Languages Spoken:
English
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Chris O'donnell is a Geriatrics specialist and an Internal Medicine provider in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. Dr. O'donnell and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Poliomyelitis. His top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Pericarditis, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Pacemaker Implantation, and Hip Replacement.

Dr. Henry A. Folb
Internal Medicine
Dr. Henry A. Folb
Internal Medicine
1000 Park Place Dr, Ste 209, 
Washington, PA 
 (56.3 mi)
724-229-7570
Languages Spoken:
English

Henry Folb is an Internal Medicine provider in Washington, Pennsylvania. Dr. Folb and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Poliomyelitis. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

 
 
 
 
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Dr. Robert A. Haggard
Family Medicine
Dr. Robert A. Haggard
Family Medicine
100 E Queen St, 
Jonestown, PA 
 (140.8 mi)
717-865-2162
Languages Spoken:
English
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Robert Haggard is a Family Medicine provider in Jonestown, Pennsylvania. Dr. Haggard and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Poliomyelitis. His top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), Dementia, and Schizoaffective Disorder.

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What are the latest Poliomyelitis Clinical Trials?
Interdisciplinary Value-based Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for People with Spinal Cord Injury After Road Traffic Accidents: Protocol for a Multiple Baselines Single-case Experimental Design.
Interdisciplinary Value-based Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for People with Spinal Cord Injury After Road Traffic Accidents: Protocol for a Multiple Baselines Single-case Experimental Design.
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: February 11, 2025
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Phase: Not Applicable

Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to address the critical need for effective interventions by developing and testing an interdisciplinary values-based cognitive behavioral therapy (V-CBT) program for individuals with spinal cord injury. The main question it aims to answer are: * What is the treatment effect of the interdisciplinary values-based cognitive behavioral therapy (V-CBT) program on indi...

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Extended Study on the Safety and Immunogenicity of DTaP-IPV/Hib Pentavalent Vaccine in Chinese 2-month-old Infants: a Randomized, Prospective, Open Clinical Study
Extended Study on the Safety and Immunogenicity of DTaP-IPV/Hib Pentavalent Vaccine in Chinese 2-month-old Infants: a Randomized, Prospective, Open Clinical Study
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: September 20, 2024
Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Phase: Not Applicable

Summary: The main purpose of this study is to evaluate immune persistence at 30 and 36 Months of Age and Pertussis Breakthrough Infections between 19 and 36 Months of Age following two regiments of DTaP-IPV/Hib Pentavalent Vaccine in Healthy 2-Month-Old Infants and Children in China.

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Published Date: May 02, 2022
Published By: Genetic and Rare Diseases Informnation Center